Hannah Kia, PhD

Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of British Columbia

Hannah Kia (she/her) is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work. She is also affiliated with the Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity. Her current program of research addresses a variety of issues pertaining to sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations. Hannah’s work centres, in particular, questions related to SGM health, aging in SGM communities, as well as social work and other professional practice with SGM groups. Most recently, her research has examined peer support experiences among transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people as well as equitable social work practice with this population.